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saturation Definition

satu·ra·tion (sac̸h′ə rā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a saturating or being saturated
  2. the degree of purity of a color, as measured by its freedom from mixture with white; intensity of hue
  3. the condition of a magnetic substance that has been magnetized to the maximum

Etymology: LL saturatio

saturation Synonyms

saturation

n.

fullness, soaking, superabundance, overload, plethora, engorgement, congestion.

saturation Finance Definition
A point in a product’s life cycle when it is widely distributed. In order to sell more units, a company has to come up with a new, innovative marketing strategy to make the product appear fresh. Saturation likely is accompanied by widespread competition and pricing pressure.
saturation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • color: The saturation of the color in the backgrounds is almost like the color of the air around the person.

Converse of object

  • decrease: The Saturation Control The saturation control lets you globally increase or decrease the color saturation of the image.
  • reach: In terms of environmental capacity, all these routes are reaching saturation.
  • avoid: Additionally the scale of SRC has to be considered to avoid saturation of the landscape by monotonous planting.

Adjective modifier

  • arterial: Standard practice is to titrate the FIO 2 to an arterial oxygen saturation of 90 % .
  • venous: The venous oxygen saturation measures what percentage of hemoglobin in the vein is carrying oxygen.
  • discursive: This form of activity is characterized by a high degree of discursive saturation.
  • maximum: Thus the shades of maximum saturation are on the outside of the solid.

Modifies a noun

  • magnetization: Where the material is used to generate a magnetic field or to create a force then the saturation magnetization may also be significant.
  • bombing: Cons: Low level saturation bombing runs tend to lower local property values.
  • vapor: Eventually a temperature will be reached where the saturation vapor pressure is equal to the actual vapor pressure of the air.
  • diving: To excavate the ship properly, saturation diving had to be done.
  • diver: I trained with him as a saturation diver in 1981.
  • coverage: Advertising touches more people than poetry, yet surely such saturation coverage is not what poetry is seeking.

Noun used with modifier

  • transferrin: Iron overload can be detected by measuring serum ferritin and fasting transferrin saturation.
  • oxygen: An oxygen saturation level of below 95 % requires detailed analysis.
  • hydrate: The mean hydrate saturation in the well-constrained volume of the velocity model is estimated to be 2.2 % .
  • color: I understand plasma TVs are able to produce better color saturation than LCD TVs.
  • nitrogen: The limits take into consideration nitrogen saturation of lipid tissues.
  • color: There are five levels which can be chosen for general color saturation.